Talk:Stereotype
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I think it says "all" far too many times. You don't have to believe that every single member of particular group conforms to a type to have a stereotyped view of them. Weaseloid
Methinks it is a Weasel 10:10, 1 February 2009 (EST)
[edit] What it is
Changing "all" to "most" or "tend to" doesn't make it any less stereotypical. E.g.: "All Jews are money hungry", "Most Jews are money hungrey" and "Jews tend to be money hungrey" are all equally stereotypical.-212.123.158.42 (talk) 20:23, 1 February 2013 (UTC)
- Stereotyping is not a bad thing. A stereotype is a probability estimation. It emerges from the cumulative experience of many encounters because it's useful. Think of a savanna tribe not stereotyping all lions as "man eaters" and the consequences it would have for their survival. — Unsigned, by: 199.48.147.41 / talk / contribs
- Yes, but we're talking about the "all black people are dumb, violent criminals" stereotypes.--Token Conservative (talk) 23:51, 1 February 2013 (UTC)